Barskoon Waterfall

42°00′07″N 77°34′37″E / 42.002°N 77.577°E / 42.002; 77.577Established1975

Barskoon Waterfall (Kyrgyz: Барскоон шаркыратмасы, Russian: Водопад Барскаун) is a geological protected area located in Jeti-Ögüz District of Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan.^[1] It sits 90 km to the south-west of Karakol on one of the tributaries of the river Barskoon. There are several waterfalls at the site, which is located 20 km south of the village of Barskoon. The height of the main cascade is 24 metres (79 ft).^[2]^[3] National Monument status was established in 1975.^[4]^[5]

According to one legend, the waterfall was created from the tears of a female leopard who cried over the injured cubs that fell off a cliff.^[6]

On the way to Barskoon, two monuments were erected. One is a Soviet truck on a wide pedestal, and the other is a bust of Yuri Gagarin.^[7]

References

[Barskoon Waterfalls, Kyrgyzstan](https://central-asia.live/en/places/barskoon-waterfall)

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^ "Барскон шаркыратмасы" [Barskoon Waterfall] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 316.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Иссык-Куль. Нарын:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Issyk Kul. Naryn] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1991. p. 512. ISBN 5-89750-009-6.
^ "Barskoon & Tamga (Map)". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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^ "Barskoon Waterfall, Kyrgyzstan". www.advantour.com. Retrieved 2021-03-08.